Chapter 212 Rumors
Xia Zihan shook his head and said, "You don't need to publicize it. Dai Yumin will do it herself." Maybe, everyone in the capital would know that she was having an affair with Song Huai tomorrow.
"Why, is she crazy?" How can anyone ruin their own reputation?
"There are too many lice, but it doesn't itch." Xia Zihan said mysteriously, "Dai Yumin was not afraid of climbing into her cousin's bed before, so how could she care about Song Huai's stinky nature? And since the matter was publicized, she could just use it as an excuse. Entering the Song family's gate, do you think Dai Yumin wants to enter the Song family's gate just to take revenge on me? "
"What's that for?" Chu Lin didn't understand. "Isn't it because she seduced Crown Prince Song to get revenge on her master?"
"That's just one of them." Xia Zihan said with a smile, "Based on her previous bad reputation, even if she were sent as a concubine, others would not dare to have her."
"Who is stupid enough to ask a woman who dares to have incest with her cousin to be a concubine? If she gets married, she will not refuse brothers, fathers, sons, uncles, nephews, etc., wouldn't it mean chaos?"
"No one with any respectability in the capital would want such a woman to enter their home."
"This is the basis for destroying families and genocide."
"Otherwise, why do you think she would go to such lengths to climb into Song Huai's bed?"
Because she wants to use her ruined life to ruin other people's lives to find some happiness for herself, and this other person is naturally Xia Zihan, whom she hates the most.
Therefore, when Xia Zihan met her and Song Huai, not only did she not feel ashamed or guilty, but she also proudly provoked Xia Zihan.
Chu Fei and Chu Lin understood.
Chu Hao came in and said, "The noodles are ready. Sisters, go and eat."
It was almost midnight, and Xia Zihan was also a little sleepy. After Chu Fei and Chu Lin left, she told Chu Hao and Chu Kui to prepare hot water for washing.
The next morning, Chu Lin, who had gone for a walk on the street, came back and happily told Xia Zihan, "Master, you guessed it right. There are rumors about Dai Yumin and Song Shizi in the streets and alleys now." .”
"My servant sat in the teahouse for a while and only drank half a cup of tea. Then she heard people at three or four tables talking about this matter, saying that Prince Song was drunk, went to the wrong room, and took Miss Dai Si's innocence away. , and said that there was virgin blood printed on the bed sheet. Wow, Master, why did those people spread it so well, as if they had all seen it? "
"What's more, some boring people went to the inn to ask the waiter there. After finding out that there was indeed virgin blood on the sheets, the previous scandal was also pulled out, saying that it was someone who was jealous of Dai Yumin's beauty and deliberately ruin her reputation.”
Her mouth was dry and her throat was filled with smoke. Chu Lin picked up her cup, took a sip of water, and continued, "That Dai Yumin is so awesome. He used a rumor to not only achieve his own goals, but also to combine the previous and the past. Dai Shaomin's scandal became the revenge of other girls' jealousy and hatred towards her."
It's really hateful.
Chu Lin's pretty face was distorted with contempt, "Humph, she was obviously having an affair with Dai Shaomin and was caught on the scene. How could she still be a virgin? That is simply fake. Who knows where the blood came from."
"You lied, who saw it?" Xia Zihan looked calm and composed, with nothing to be angry about.
Rumors, as long as you don't believe them, they are not true.
But as long as you believe it, even if everyone in the world knows it is false, in your heart, it is true.
Moreover, if one person says something, it may not be true, but if a hundred, a thousand, or ten thousand people say it, then even if it is false, it will become true.
Dai Yumin took advantage of this principle.
And once her rumor turns out to be true, it will wash away her stench, and even if she can no longer return to her circle, the Song family will be able to accept her into the door.
Also, the Dai family belongs to Concubine Lu, and Dai Yumin's father is the savior of the second prince. The Song family wants to curry favor with the Lu family, but the Dai family happens to be a bridge in the middle. Song Baiqing, who has been rejected by the Chu family, will I wish I could become in-laws with the Dai family.
And if Dai Yumin really became Song Huai's concubine, the Song family would be stepping on the Dai family.
Song Boqing would wake up laughing even in his dreams.
Xia Zihan stroked her forehead. There were too many surprises in this game of chess. She didn't even know what to do next.
If he continues like this, I'm afraid there will be enough concubines around Song Huai to rehearse a scene before Xia Ziying grows up.
Xia Zihan frowned and slowly tapped the table. This was a habit she had fallen into recently when she was thinking.
Suddenly, she told Chu Lin, "Go and tell the truth."
Since Dai Yumin wanted to use the rumors to save herself, then why not use the rumors to ruin Dai Yumin's reputation once again and never allow her to enter the Song family.
She even planted a time bomb in Dai's house.
Xia Zihan raised the corners of his lips and sneered darkly.
Chu Lin shrank her neck in fright, "Master, you smile so carefully." "You are such a talker, go away quickly." Xia Zihan glared and warned, "Remember, don't show your tail to others. Catch.”
"Also, don't underestimate rumors. Rumors can sometimes save people, but they can also be like a sharp knife and drive a person to death."
In her previous life, she was forced into desperation by rumors and agreed to marry Cao Zian.
She hated rumors, but sometimes she had to rely on them to achieve a certain purpose.
In the afternoon, the rumors from the outside world changed very quickly, like a powerful and violent tornado, sweeping through the entire city in an instant.
Rumor has it that what happened to Dai Shaomin and Dai Yumin is true, absolutely true, and they were arrested alive at General Wu's home in Yi'an City, Jiangnan. Also present were the married aunt of Qinyang Uncle Mansion.
Dai Yumin was afraid, so she fled to the capital, pretending to be looking for her husband's family, but Dai Shaomin was beaten to death by the angry Master Dai because of her. After her death, she was not allowed to be buried in the Dai family's ancestral cemetery.
After Dai Yumin arrived in the capital, she followed Mrs. Dai to attend banquets every day and look for her husband's family. Later, when the incident was exposed, Dai Yumin's reputation was ruined and no one dared to ask for her.
On the Lantern Festival, Dai Yumin fell in love with Crown Prince Song at first sight, and then deliberately plotted against Crown Prince Song, hoping to blackmail him into breaking off the engagement and marrying her.
The second rumor, that there is a nose and eyes, is much more true than the previous rumor, and the people's eyes are sharp. When comparing the two, they will know which one is true and which one is false
By the time Dai Yumin received the information, the rumors had turned towards the truth.
After all, there is no airtight wall in the world. Although the capital and Yi'an City are far apart, they are very close to each other.
There are still some people who have spread the rumors from Yi'an City, and there is also an aunt from Qinyang's Mansion, which makes the rumors even more true.
As for how Dai Yumin was attacked by rumors, Xia Zihan didn't know and didn't bother to find out, because Qi Meixing came in a hurry in the evening and handed Xia Zihan two books, one for the house deed and one for the land.
"The second-level house is two alleys away from here. It takes a quarter of an hour to walk there. It has two main rooms, two side rooms, and two side rooms in the front yard. There are osmanthus trees and jujube trees in the yard, as well as the rooms in the backyard. There is a grape trellis in the yard, a small patio, and four side rooms, which are enough for the master and his aunt to live in. "
Xia Zihan opened the house title deed and looked carefully at the house plan on it. When he saw that it was the same as Qi Mei said, his eyes widened with joy.
Qi Mei continued, "The house has a good boundary and a good yard. It was newly renovated last year. Even the furniture was given to us, but for this price..."
"I don't have enough money?" Xia Zihan glanced at her.
Xia Zihan doesn't care about the price, as long as the place is good, the house is good, and the place is comfortable.
Qi Mei smiled and said, "I thought the young master was in a hurry, so I didn't negotiate much with him on the price. I gave him money after seeing the house and bought it. The price was two hundred taels higher than the market price."
Although these two hundred taels of silver are small money to the master, they are still silver.
I remember when she was performing on the street, it was hard to earn even ten taels of silver all year round.
Now that I'm done, the two hundred taels of silver will be spent extra without blinking an eye.
If the young master doesn't feel sorry for her, she feels very sorry for herself.
"It cost a total of 5,200 taels of silver to buy the house and change the title. This is the extra 800 taels of silver." Qi Mei took out a few banknotes from her purse and handed them to Xia Zihan.
Xia Zihan glanced at it, but did not reach out to take it. She said, "Take it to fill the house with some household items. If you see any shortage, you can make up for it. If you don't have enough money, take it from me."
When Qi Mei heard this, she took back the money.
In the evening, when Xia Shiming came to see Xia Zihan, Xia Zihan told him about the house, "I have been renting the house given by the emperor. It is not good for me to ask others to use the house after collecting their rent." I bought a house for my father to live in nearby. I will go there tomorrow to have a look and choose a day to move there.”
Xia Shiming was stunned at first, then looked ashamed, and said cowardly, "Dad has money, enough to buy a second-class house to live in. You don't have to worry about dad. Just keep your money to buy your dowry. You don't need to give it to dad." Flower.”
Then he thought about buying the house, so he changed his words and said, "I will keep the house as a dowry for you. You don't need to live in it for my father. Dad will buy a house to live in."
In the past few years, he had also saved some money during his tenure, but it was not much, just more than two thousand taels, which was almost enough to buy a two-story house in a remote area.
However, he had planned to rent a house to live closer to here, so that it would be more convenient to visit Yu Niang in the future.
Moreover, two hundred taels of silver a year is enough to rent a house, and he can save the rest to buy some dowry for Yu Niang.
Yu Niang came to live with the Chu family when she was three years old, and has not been back to the Xia family for nine years. He doesn't know how to prepare a dowry for Yuniang, and as he is Yuniang's father, he has to prepare it for Yuniang. Although he doesn't have much money on hand and can't buy much dowry, it is still his heart as a father.
(End of chapter)